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Episode 221: Julian Huxley and the WWF part 1

Join us as we chronicle the nature conservation group WWF. The World Wide Fund for nature has it’s roots in Eugenics and on this episode we cover the history of the founding member of the World W...

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Episode 220: Can't Get You Out of My Head Review

The boys review the new Adam Curtis documentary "Can't Get You Out of My Head."

If you haven't seen it yet you can watch the documentary here:

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Episode 219: Communal Farming, feat. Nathanael Haun

We're joined by Nathanael Haun, communal farmer and noted poster. We cover Monsanto, factory farming, and the corporate techniques killing family farms across America for decades. You should all re...

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Episode 218: Factory Farming feat. Andrew Crowley

Journalist for the Emmons County Record Andrew Crowley jumps in to talk about factory farming during the Coronavirus and in general. Follow Andrew on twitter at @FugaziTruther.

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Episode 215: Marcus Licinius Crassus

We take a break from living billionaires this week to visit the richest man in the Roman republic. We cover everything from how he got it on with his brother's widow to his invention of the for-pro...

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Episode 214: Bernie Madoff

In this one we profile one of the most successful men on Wall Street, Bernie Madoff. We go from his early hardscrabble years trading penny stocks with his earnings from working as a lifeguard to hi...

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Monthly round up #4 Future episodes, Climate change, monastery goods and corruption from our government?

Another round up featuring the boys talking about what we on and what we'll be showcasing in the near future. Does anyone read this?

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Episode 211: Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand (part 2)

On our part 2 on Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand"Join us for part 2 of our investigation into Björgólfur Thor  Björgólfsson, Iceland's first and hopefully last billionaire. In this &nb...

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Episode 209: Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (Part 1)

This week we take an ice bath in one of the few Icelandic billionaires Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. On this 2-part episode we learn the roots of Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand how his fam...

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What's in the pipeline

Dearest patrons,

First we want to thank you for your support thus far and wish you a happy holiday season. Just writing to give you a brief update on our recording schedule, our next episodes...

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Monthly Round Up #3: CEO resignations, Amazon's CIA, PHD job market, & AMLO in Mexico

It's our third monthly round up episode and our first one with Andy back on board. Each of us brings an article that caught our eye in the last month. We discuss the mass resignations of corporate ...

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Episode 207: Woody Johnson Part 2

Hey look, it's more Woody Johnson! We follow up our coverage of the Johnson family with more of Woody's riches to riches story as well as his adventures with the IRS and his nephew's little film ma...

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Episode 205: Woody Johnson Part 1

This week we cover Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson. This part was recorded before the Tisch episode with Alex Ptak and was Andy Palmers first episode back and an update about his hiatus. W...

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Episode 203: Robert Brockman and the No Good Very Big IRS Tax Fraud (Part 2)

We continue our deep dive of Robert Brockman and the schemes he pulled while thinking he was a very good boy. Find out how he used the system to his will to prove his libertarian beliefs untrue by ...

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Grubstakers watch An American Carol

We watched the movie on discord and had some of you join us. Yogi's mic switched from his headset to the webcam and he doesn't come in clearly, but every one else comes in great. Enjoy this trash f...

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Episode 201: Subrata Roy

Join us as we discuss Subrata Roy: embattled Indian microfinance magnate. Roy grew his multi-level marketing scheme (also known as a "chit fund") into a billion-dollar behemoth which afforded him a...

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Episode 200: October 2020 Round Up (Arctic Methane, Jho Low update, Bola Tinubu, and election predictions)

Our recap of some stories that caught our eye in October 2020 as well as our predictions for the upcoming presidential election in the United States. Thank you for all your support, you are what ma...

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Episode 199: Sumner Redstone (CBS/Viacom/Paramount)

On this episode of we cover Sumner Redstone the man who popularized the phrase "Content is King" as well as when being asked about his live in girlfriend during a court proceeding said, "She's a bi...

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Episode 198: Lex Greensill feat. Riley from TRASHFUTURE

This week we cover the lifestyles of Lex Greensill the Australian airplane obsessed nerd who figured out how to make billions from a process called “Supply Chain Financing” or “Reverse Factor...

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Episode 197: Trevor Milton (Nikola)

This week we look on the brighter side of billionaire fraudsters and cover Trevor Milton of Nikola hydrogen semi-truck fame. This is the man who sold the concept of a product that never came to fru...

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Episode 195: Monthly Round-up: Palantir, Palm Oil, and the Covid-19 Recession

Join us as we discuss three stories that came up recently: Peter Thiel's deep state start-up Palantir goes public (sort of), the Palm oil industry consolidates, and the Covid-19 Pandemic-induced re...

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Episode 194: FinCEN Files

This week we take an introductory look at the FinCen leaks and do our best to explain SAR’s. We look at the uncovering of the FinCEN files and what we have learned from the files so far. This may...

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Episode 192: Diane Hendricks

This week we cover the Wisconsin right wing ding bat Diane Hendricks. Her late husband and her built their wealth on the backs of construction companies losing union support, and she also produces ...

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Episode 191: Planet of the Humans and the Green Energy Industrial Complex

We discuss the recent documentary "Planet of the Humans" by Jeff Gibbs and the controversy it has generated. Prime among its allegations are that so called "green renewable" energy sources like win...

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Episode 189: Malvinder Mohan Singh & Shivinder Mohan Singh (Ranbaxy Laboratories)

This week we are taking a look at the Singh brothers. Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh the heirs to a generic pharmaceutical company that would be responsible for providing Africans ...

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Episode 187: Deutsche Bank (Part 3)

The last episode in our series on Deutsche Bank explores their role in the LIBOR scandal, the 2008 financial crisis, the 2007 fire at their headquarters, and an odd fact about the Mueller report.&n...

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Episode 186: Joseph Tsai

On this episode of Grubstakers, we explore Joseph Tsai, owner of various sports franchises including the Brooklyn Nets, and how he got his start working for Jack Ma as a co-founder of Alibaba (we a...

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Episode 184: Dark Towers - Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction feat. David Enrich

This week we were able to interview David Enrich the Business Investigations Editor at New York Times and the author of Dark Towers Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. On...

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Episode 182: Bernard Arnault (part 3)

  

Our final part in the trilogy on the skunk Bernard Arnault the skunk himself. This episode has a lot of graphic content involving the stealing of goods for sweatshop like conditi...

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Episode 180: Bernard Arnault - Part 2

In this episode, we delve deeper into the LVMH empire and Arnault's personal story. His source of wealth - roughly $110 billion today - is detailed. Arnault capitalized on France's neoliberal turn ...

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